2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Georgia
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Liberal Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 365,980 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across Georgia, there were 6,428 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 6,241 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,274 and $19,485 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Georgia” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the liberal arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Georgia
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Georgia.
Top 16 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in Georgia
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University-Perimeter College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Georgia list. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 2,280 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia State University-Perimeter College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia State University-Perimeter College is $9,184 for georgia associate degree liberal studies students.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Highlands College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Rome, Georgia, this medium-sized public school awarded 740 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2019-2020.
GHC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Georgia” list. It costs about $6,229 for Georgia Associate Degree Liberal Studies students per year to attend GHC.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Georgia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Georgia. University of North Georgia is a fairly large public school situated in Dahlonega, Georgia. It awarded 798 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNG, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Georgia is $10,396 for Georgia Associate Degree Liberal Studies students.
Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the #4 spot on the list. GaSou is a large public school situated in Statesboro, Georgia. It awarded 29 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.
GaSou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Georgia” list. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia Southern University is $15,536 for georgia associate degree liberal studies students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Georgia. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is located in Tifton, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 209 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
ABAC Tifton also made our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $6,933 for Georgia Associate Degree Liberal Studies students per year to attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.
South Georgia State College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Georgia ranking. Douglas, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 302 students in 2019-2020.
South Georgia State College also made our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for South Georgia State College is $9,926 for georgia associate degree liberal studies students.
Gordon State College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Georgia ranking. Barnesville, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 141 students in 2019-2020.
Gordon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Georgia” list. The estimated yearly cost for Gordon State College is $9,935 for Georgia Associate Degree Liberal Studies students.
Dalton State College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Georgia list. Dalton State College is a small public school situated in Dalton, Georgia. It awarded 181 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at DSC, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. It costs about $6,543 for georgia associate degree liberal studies students per year to attend DSC.
East Georgia State College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Georgia list. East Georgia State College is a public institution located in Swainsboro, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 151 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at East Georgia State College, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. It costs about $8,874 for Georgia Associate Degree Liberal Studies students per year to attend East Georgia State College.
Middle Georgia State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Georgia ranking. Macon, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 116 students in 2019-2020.
Middle Georgia State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Georgia” list. The yearly cost to attend Middle Georgia State University is $10,116 for georgia associate degree liberal studies students.
Clayton State University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Georgia ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Morrow, Georgia, and it awarded 66 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Clayton State University also made our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Clayton State University is $10,918 for Georgia Associate Degree Liberal Studies students.
Albany State University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Georgia list. Albany State is a public institution located in Albany, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 217 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Albany State, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Albany State University is $12,992 for georgia associate degree liberal studies students.
College of Coastal Georgia ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Georgia list. CCGA is a small school located in Brunswick, Georgia that handed out 177 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.
CCGA also made our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #14. The estimated yearly cost for CCGA is $12,990 for georgia associate degree liberal studies students.
Atlanta Metropolitan State College landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Georgia ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small public school handed out 152 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2019-2020.
AMSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Georgia” list. The estimated yearly cost for Atlanta Metropolitan State College is $4,985 for Georgia Associate Degree Liberal Studies students.
With a ranking of #15, Valdosta State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Georgia list. Valdosta State University is a fairly large public school situated in Valdosta, Georgia. It awarded 11 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.
VSU also made our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #15. It costs about $13,969 for georgia associate degree liberal studies students per year to attend VSU.
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Oxford College of Emory University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Georgia ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Oxford, Georgia, and it awarded 508 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oxford College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oxford College is $25,921 for Georgia Associate Degree Liberal Studies students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
Footnotes
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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